Outbreak of Panton-Valentine leucocidin-positive meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in a regional burns unit

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 76, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 220-224

  Teare, L ^a   Shelley, O P ^a   Millership, S ^b   Kearns, A ^c  

^a BROOMFIELD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b Essex HPU   (United Kingdom)

^c PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Burns unit; Eradication; Meticillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus; MRSA; Outbreak; Panton Valentine leucocidin

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CIPROFLOXACIN; GENTAMICIN; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; LINEZOLID; NEOMYCIN; PANTON VALENTINE LEUKOCIDIN; PSEUDOMONIC ACID; RIFAMPICIN;

ABSCESS; ADULT RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; ARTICLE; BURN INFECTION; BURN UNIT; CLEANING; EPIDEMIC; HUMAN; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS INFECTION; OUTPATIENT; SCREENING; UNITED KINGDOM;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIAL TOXINS; BURN UNITS; CARRIER STATE; CROSS INFECTION; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; DRUG RESISTANCE, MULTIPLE, BACTERIAL; EXOTOXINS; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; LEUKOCIDINS; MASS SCREENING; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS;

EID: 77957686455     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2010.04.023     Document Type: Article

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